The pell city police department in partnership WIH the pell city school system and community stake holders purposes to increase the safety of all educational facilities within the pell city school…

The pell city police department in partnership WIH the pell city school system and community stake holders purposes to increase the safety of all educational facilities within the pell city school system. The purpose of technology advancement for student safety & active shooter response is to improve school security through the active real time monitoring of key facility weak points. This active monitoring will allow a rapid response to breaches in educational facility security as well as pinpoint potential trespassers, unauthorized persons and active shooters before they gain further access. Project activities include; assessing the current areas of potential danger utilizing the department of homeland securitys enhancing school safety threat assessment model; partnering with the school system to enhance current technologies to support the technological needs of the purchased program; training of key personnel utilizing the new school security program. Expected outcomes include the lowering of breaches to school security both benign and potentially dangerous; enhancing student and faculty assurances of school safety; enhancing the actual level of school security as viewed by parents and community stake holders. This project will directly enhance the security of eight educational facilities while benefiting the parents, faculty and 4,136 students who attend school at the locations.